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Magellan RoadMate 700

Magellan RoadMate 700
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alaScore 80

95 reviews

Apr, 2024

alaTest has collected and analyzed 95 reviews of Magellan RoadMate 700. The average rating for this product is 3.6/5, compared to an average rating of 3.9/5 for other GPS for all reviews. Reviewers really like the design and screen. The maps and performance are also mentioned favorably. Some have doubts about the reliability. There are mixed views on the memory and route planning.

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We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other GPS the Magellan RoadMate 700 is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 80/100 = Very good quality.

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Consumer review (amazon.com)

Amazon.com review summary for Magellan RoadMate 700

 

alaTest has collected and analyzed 80 user reviews of Magellan RoadMate 700 from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 3.5/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.0/5 for other GPS on Amazon.com.

76% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

Apr, 2024

Expert review by (pcmag.com)

I'll Turn This Car Around!

 

Among dash-top navigation units, the Magellan RoadMate 700 and Navman iCN 650 are close seconds to the TomTom GO. Thales integrated a small hard drive into the relatively bulky RoadMate 700, and it pays off with lots of mapping details. You control the...

Feb, 2005
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Expert review by : gpsfaq.com (gpsfaq.com)

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Dec, 2013
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Expert review by : Rich Owings (gpstracklog.com)

Magellan RoadMate 700 Review

 

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Dec, 2005
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Expert review by (hhcmag.com)

Magellan RoadMate 700

 

Powerful, yet mobile in-car navigation system that does everything a factory system does

In everyday use, the RoadMate 700 works as well as you'd expect from a Hertz-tested system. Everything is simple, you can pick shortest distance or shortest time, freeways or no freeways, and so on. Finding points of interest was the usual...

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Consumer review (newegg.com)

Roadmate 700 is Excellent

 

I have used my 700 on two vacations. One with a 4600 mile trip covering 16 States and another 10 day trip covering the New England States. It always gave me turn by turn instuctions and ample warning for turns. Invaluable for trips into unfamiliar...

Sometimes slow to link with the GPS Satilite

Nov, 2006
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Consumer review (newegg.com)

Magellan Roadmate 700 GPS navigation System

 

Expensive without question which rules it out as a convenience for use in finding the occasional address. I am a long-haul truck driver and have found that I can trust the Magellan 700 to get me to my destination with unerring efficiency. No longer do...

This is a tool so well-suited to commercial drivers yet there routing does not take into account truck routes

Dec, 2005
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Consumer review (newegg.com)

MAGELLAN RoadMate 700 3.75" Portable GPS Auto Navigation System

 

Spent hours reviewing GPS reviews. I'm a techno Geek and I wanted something reliable, advanced yet simplistic for other family members to use and this product is it. Put it to use immediatly on a road trip from Florida to Pennsylvania and was able to...

Oct, 2005
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